Gravitational spin-orbit Hamiltonian at NNNLO in the post-Newtonian framework

Abstract

Abstract We present the result of the spin-orbit interaction Hamiltonian for binary systems of rotating compact objects with generic spins, up to N3LO corrections within the post-Newtonian expansion. The calculation is performed by employing the effective field theory diagrammatic approach, and it involves Feynman integrals up to three loops, evaluated within the dimensional regularization scheme. We apply canonical transformations to eliminate the non-physical divergences and spurious logarithmic behaviours of the Hamiltonian, and use the latter to derive the gauge-invariant binding energy and the scattering angle, in special kinematic regimes.

Keywords

• Classical Theories of Gravity
• Effective Field Theories
• Scattering Amplitudes
• Black Holes